May 11, 2009

In March and April of 2009 a cross section of art teachers throughout the

United States

were asked to share their views on the state of art education. The survey group spanned grade levels 0 through 8.

Summary of Findings

Most respondents reported that the state of art education was about the same, a smaller number felt that art education was getting worse. A fortunate few reported that art education in their area had improved.

May 10, 2009

Mike Boehm wrotte: "The National Endowment for the Arts would get a 4% raise under President Obama's federal budget proposal for the coming 2010 fiscal year.

This increase would continue the modest growth implemented under George W. Bush after the 1990s "Culture Wars" brought drastic reductions from which the agency still has not nearly recovered." Read More

May 09, 2009

The Great Wall of Brooklyn in Fort Green is a public art project founded by Charlotta Janssen, an international artist, business woman and arts advocate.

It will feature the work of Brooklyn-based and international artists.

The first display is a work entitled, Achtung Baby… Here Comes the Next Great Depression,” originally developed as a painting, and transferred into a digital mural, for the Great Wall. The Great Wall of Brooklyn Web Site

May 07, 2009

We received this today from American for the Arts if you have not seen it please read.

May 7, 2009

Dear Diana:

President Obama today released the final details of his FY 2010 budget request to Congress which includes the nation’s cultural agencies and programs, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS), and the Department of Education’s Arts in Education program. Write your members of Congress and tell them to support funding for these cultural agencies.

Here students take class at the new art studio at West Allegheny High School.

It features hugh windows for ambient light. Art students are settling into their corner of West Allegheny High School's new, 24-classroom wing, the most recently completed part of a $25 million expansion project in North Fayette.

May 03, 2009

Craig Roland on his great blog The Art Teachers Guide to the Internet continues a conversation on On finding balance in the art curriculum . . . which began during his presentations at NAEA on on bringing digital participatory media (aka Web 2.0 tools) into the art curriculum.

Some teachers expressed oppostion to the effort, apparently fearing that digital would eventual replace conventional mediums and tools.